Floods!

The Earth Systems class at Parkers Prairie High School, Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, USA is studying flooding, its causes and effects. We are looking for input from schools around the world. Please feel free to add your flood experiences and photos to this wiki.


Although we do not live directly in a flood zone, we are a mere two hours from the Minnesota-North Dakota border, where the Red River of the North often floods. Our class does a field study in the spring or fall to two sites on the Otter Tail River to better understand factors that contribute to flooding. The Otter Tail is a tributary of the Red River. Below are some of the photos from our past field studies.




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Study Site #1 - Phelps Mill







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Unique Sign on Flooded Highway





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Study Site #2 Orwell Dam






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Above the Dam at Orwell